Marston, Rumsey Bissell, 1895-1964

Person

Staff Only

biographical statement

RUMSEY BISSELL MARSTON 1 Apr 1893 Oct 1964 (Maryland) (none specified) 233-46-3680 West Virginia

Name: Rumsey Bissell MARSTON Prefix: Sergeant Sex: M Birth: 1 APR 1893 Death: 12 OCT 1964 in Maryland Burial: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia Note: Massanutten Cemetery Note: 1 Rumsey was a veteran of WWI. He served in Company A of the 318th Infantry. He was a resident of Maryland when he died. A search for him in the 1920 and 1930 censuses was not successful. Text: #233-46-3680 [isssued in West Virginia before 1951] "Marsden Manor"

Citation:

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Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ben Byrnes collection of Rumsey Bissell Marston WWI letters, 1918-1919

Collection

Identifier: 2010-022

Scope and Contents

This collection contains twelve letters written by Rumsey Bissell Marston just prior to and during his deployment to France and Great Britain during WWI to his father, mother, brother and sisters. Additional items in the collection are: his military service record, a photograph, a drawing, and the envelopes in which the letters were sent.

Dates: 1918 - 1919

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives